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    Double Chocolate Banana Cake

    Published: Dec 10, 2015 · Updated: Sep 1, 2018 by Natalie · 4 Comments

    This Double Chocolate Banana Cake is absolutely perfect treat. It's moist and flavorful, loaded with dark chocolate flavor but without empty calories. It's made with all natural HEALTHY ingredients, REFINED SUGAR-FREE and super delicious. Who can resist this?!

    Choco Banana Cake @natalieshealth.com

    What to say about this chocolate deliciousness?! Maybe I better don’t say anything. Maybe I should just post a recipe and that’s it?! ... Naahh .... I think I’ll keep you a bit busy with reading before you jump into the kitchen and grab your baking pans.

    Chocolate banana combo is so delicious and in this cake, OMG.. it can make you go completely crazy. My husband is a good example of that cake madness. You should see his face when I tell him I have ripe bananas in my fridge and I'm making "THE chocolate banana cake". He's eyes immediately starts to shine. I totally understand him. I love chocolate banana cake as well.

    Choco Banana Cake @natalieshealth.com

    For making this cake I used all natural HEALTHY stuff - whole wheat flour, raw cacao powder and coconut oil.

    The main ingredient in the cake is banana, a very ripe (overripe) banana. Bananas gave the cake a special fruity flavor, but also a sweetness so this cake isn't loaded with added sugars. Cacoa gave the cake a dark black color, so cake looks like it is loaded with calories, but it isn’t really. All ingredients in this cake contribute to our health. 

    Choco Banana Cake @natalieshealth.com

    Chocolate banana cake is really easy to make, and perfect for those days "when you want to eat something sweet," or when you have unannounced guests. You can enjoy in chocolate banana delight in about one hour, but make sure you let the cake cool down properly, which is not the case in my house. My husband usually withstands about 15 minutes before he’s rush on the cake.

    Choco Banana Cake @natalieshealth.com

    If you want to make your chocolate banana cake more rich and glamorous, you can glaze it with dark chocolate topping. But if you're preparing a home version that is more for the sweet enjoyment than for the presentation, than skip additional glazed calories.

    What's great about this cake is that it may stand up to few days, or a week. The longer it stays, it's actually better. And now I leave you with a recipe. 

    Enjoy!

    Chocolate Banana Cake

    By Natalie
    This Double Chocolate Banana Cake is absolutely perfect treat. It's moist and flavorful, loaded with dark chocolate flavor but without empty calories. It's made with all natural HEALTHY ingredients, REFINED SUGAR-FREE and super delicious. Who can resist this?!
    4 from 3 votes
    Print Recipe
    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 50 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 slices
    Calories 250 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Cake

    • 1 ½ cup whole grain flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon Himalayan salt
    • ½ cup cacao powder
    • 3 very ripe bananas
    • ½ cups Marple syrup
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup extra virgin coconut oil melted and cooled
    • ½ cup dark chocolate chunks or chips 80% or more cacao

    Glaze

    • 1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil
    • 1 tablespoon cacao powder
    • 1 tablespon Marple syrup

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 360F (180C). Put baking paper in a 9x5 baking pan and grease a bit with coconut oil.
    • In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and cacao powder. Set aside.
    • In another large bowl mash bananas with a fork. Add syrup, eggs and coconut oil and mix well.
    • Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and stir until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour mixture into prepared baking pan.
    • Bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.

    Glaze

    • Heat coconut oil until melted. Add cacao powder and syrup and stir until smooth.
    • Cool a bit and drizzle over cooled cake.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1.3mg
    Keyword banana bread, chocolate, healthy
    Tried this recipe?Don’t forget to rate it and leave the comment. I would love to hear what you think.
    DisclaimerThe nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but I have endeavored to be as accurate as possible.

    Check out these CHOCOLATE recipes too:

    Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownies
    Chocolate Tahini Brownies
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
    Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

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    About Natalie

    Natalie is a writer, recipe developer, and creator of Natalie's Health. She combined knowledge of nutrition, diet and exercise and specialised in developing healthy recipes and writing about a healthy lifestyle. Her recipes and articles have been featured in many popular media outlets, like Shape, Greatist, Pure Wow, Mashed, The Huffington Post, ELLE Magazine, and many more.

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    Comments

    1. Lena says

      September 03, 2018 at 8:20 am

      Predobar kolac, iznenadilo me nacisto koliko je ukusan, a pogotovo to sto ga bez grize savjesti mogu slatko smazat ?

      Reply
      • Natalie says

        September 03, 2018 at 12:12 pm

        Hehehe najbolji osjećaj na svijetu. :D Hvala ti punoooooo <3

    2. Maja Zmaja says

      February 02, 2016 at 6:30 am

      Obožavam biskvite, a ovaj na fotkama izgleda prekrasno i sočno! Stvarno mi je drago da sam našla blog jer su recepti sjajni, a sve je tako lijepo i detaljno napisano! Puno informacija! Svaka čast!

      Reply
      • Natalie says

        February 02, 2016 at 8:06 am

        Hvala Maja ;) Da, ovaj banana kolač je jakooo sočan i mirisan. A kada znaš da je još i zdrav i nema "praznih kalorija", to ga čini apsolutno neodoljivim :)

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